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Transportation Testing Services

Element delivers a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for transportation testing services across global industries. With over 100 years of expertise, our global network of industry-leading laboratories provide end-to-end partnership for OEMs and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, solving your toughest material, component, and product challenges—ensuring compliance, reducing failures, and accelerating time-to-market across all transportation sectors.

Why Element are global leaders in transportation industry testing

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Over 100 years of transportation expertise
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Industry-leading testing facilities network
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Complete compliance assurance
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End-to-end global partner of choice
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The global transportation sectors face unprecedented change and disruption, from the global transition to electrification, the rising demand in autonomous mobility, to the complexity of global regulatory requirements. Increasingly, OEMs and their supply chains require comprehensive testing and compliance strategies to ensure safety, reliability, global compliance, and performance.  

Element is a leading testing partner worldwide, with over 100 years of experience across the transportation sectors. Our global network of laboratories and experts are strategically located across North America, Asia, and Europe, partnering with the world’s leading manufacturers and their supply chain partners. Our experts provide crucial validation services with fast turnaround times and overall quality service, ensuring products and materials are safe, quality-compliant, and fit for purpose while accelerating time-to-market.   

Services

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Automotive Testing Services

Accelerate automotive testing with Element’s end-to-end services. Ensure compliance, validate performance & reduce development time from components to full vehicles.

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Automotive Fire Testing

Accredited fire testing for automotive materials to verify flammability, burn resistance, and smoke behavior, ensuring compliance with ECE R118, FMVSS 302, ISO 3795, and OEM-specific safety standards.

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Autonomous Vehicle Testing

Autonomous vehicle testing services to validate embedded systems, safety, and compliance. Partner with Element to bring your AVs to market with confidence.

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Maritime Testing & Certification Services

Transform your maritime testing experience with Element's comprehensive services. We help engineers verify compliance, reduce failures, and optimize marine components. Get certified today.

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Rail Testing Services

Element provides comprehensive rail testing services, ensuring materials, infrastructure, and rolling stock meet safety and compliance standards with expert analysis and advanced laboratory technology.

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Rail Fire Testing Services

Ensure rail fire safety with expert testing and certification. Our team helps you navigate standards to protect passengers and assets effectively. Learn More.

Your Challenges, Our Solutions

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Complex Regulatory Compliance

Navigate the increasingly complex global transportation regulations with Element's technical experts as your guides. Our comprehensive advisory, testing and certification services ensure your products meet all requirements across markets, reducing service failures, compliance risks and eliminating costly redesigns or market delays.
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Accelerating Innovation Cycles

Meet demanding development timelines without compromising quality. Element's extensive laboratory network provides fast turnaround testing and overall quality service with state-of-the-art equipment and expert technicians, helping you bring innovative transportation solutions to market faster.
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Next-Generation Technologies

Successfully develop and validate future electrification technologies with Element's specialized testing capabilities. Our unique blend of testing and compliance expertise enables us to ensure reliable performance and safety certification for advanced transportation systems.

Products We Test

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Automotive: 

  • Batteries and power systems 
  • Electronic components  
  • Chassis and suspension components 
  • Internal Combustion Engines and powertrain systems 
  • Electric & Hybrid-electric vehicles 
  • Interior and exterior trims
  • Safety systems (passive and active)

  • Fuel components

  • Fluid cooling systems 

  • Hoses, lines, and flow systems 

  • Ultracapacitors 

  • Electronic control systems 

  • Sensor arrays and communication systems 

  • Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) 

Rail: 

  • Rail infrastructure components
  • Rolling stock 
  • Rail components and systems 
  • Fire safety materials 

Defense: 

  • Military vehicles and systems 
  • Aviation components  
  • Combat vehicles  

Maritime: 

  • Ship structural materials 
  • Marine equipment systems 
  • Protective coatings for seawater ballast and cargo oil tanks 
  • Weld systems 
  • Marine fire safety materials 
  • Stack emissions systems 
  • Diesel engine exhaust systems 

Aerospace 

  • Coatings  
  • Fasteners  
  • Structural Components  
  • Engines  
  • Turbine Parts  
  • Avionics  
  • EVTOL 
  • Batteries and electrical systems  

Why Choose Element

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Trusted Transportation Partner

Over 100 years of experience solving complex transportation testing challenges.

Global Laboratory Network

Strategic laboratories throughout North America, Asia and Europe for convenient access to testing services.

Comprehensive Testing Portfolio

Full range of environmental, materials, and product testing services for all transportation sectors.

Fast, Quality-Focused Service

Fast turnaround times and overall quality service to ensure products are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.

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